NeutralMid-toneMuted

Oily Steel

#9AAAA9

Contrast at a glance

White text

2.41:1Fails

Black text

8.20:1AAA

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About Oily Steel

Oily Steel (#9AAAA9) is a mid-tone neutral. Its RGB value is 154, 170, 169 and its HSL value is 176°, 9%, 64%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 8.20:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Oily Steel, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#9AAAA9 · #AA9A9B

Analogous

#9AAAA1 · #9AAAA9 · #9AA3AA

Triadic

#9AAAA9 · #A99AAA · #AAA99A

Split complementary

#9AAAA9 · #AA9AA3 · #AAA19A

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